From mrichardson@tn.nrcs.usda.gov Tue Nov 9 00:58:24 1999 Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 14:56:50 -0600 From: mike richardson To: "sanet-mg@ces.ncsu.edu" Subject: FYI NOW IN PRINT SARE PUB FEATURES "HOW-TO'S" OF ON-FARM RESEARCH A new, no-cost, 12-page bulletin for farmers and ranchers, and the Extension educators who work with them, offers outlines on how to conduct research on farms. Published by the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program's Sustainable Agriculture Network, the bulletin contains practical tips for crop and livestock producers, as well as an in-depth comprehensive list of resources. Co-written by a team of research scientists, the bulletin features many SARE grant recipients. The publication is available at or by calling (301) 504-6422. Ask for "Put Your Ideas to the Test: How to Conduct Research on Your Farm or Ranch." Your contact is Valerie Berton, SARE Communications Specialist, on (301) 405-3186 National Forage Quality and Animal Well-Being Training New Orleans, Louisiana November 15-18 Grazing land specialists and other NRCS personnel will participate. The Grazing Lands Technology Institute and Texas A&M University's Grazing Land Animal Nutrition Lab will provide training. Contact Arnold Norman, Grazing Lands Technology Institute on (817) 509-3214 or by e-mail at Forest Fragmentation Workshop Leesburg, Virginia November 30 Issues of maintaining, enhancing, and sustaining fully functioning forested ecosystems in Northern Virginia. Sponsored by the National Watershed Coalition (NWC) and State and local agencies and organizations. For more information, contact Gene Lessard, Senior Ecologist, NWC, on (540) 338-6143. North Dakota Chapter of SWCS Forum on Carbon Sequestration Bismarck, North Dakota December 8-9 Of interest to farmers, ranchers, industry, conservationists, environmentalists, and others interested in agriculture and its potential role in reducing CO2 and global warming. Open to the public. Registration fee: $45. Continuing education credits for Certified Crop Advisors available. Contact Jon Stika on (701) 225-5113 or at Information is also available on Sustainability of Wetlands and Water Resources: How Well Can Riverine Wetlands Continue To Support Society into the 21st Century? University of Mississippi at Oxford May 23-25 Information is available at To Unsubscribe: Email majordomo@ces.ncsu.edu with the command "unsubscribe sanet-mg". If you receive the digest format, use the command "unsubscribe sanet-mg-digest". To Subscribe to Digest: Email majordomo@ces.ncsu.edu with the command "subscribe sanet-mg-digest". All messages to sanet-mg are archived at: http://www.sare.org/san/htdocs/hypermail